US Revokes Iran's 8% World Cup Ticket Quota for 3 Group Games

3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jun 9

Less than three days before the 2026 World Cup starts, Iran's football federation said the US withdrew its ticket allocation for all three group matches, leaving it unable to provide a single official ticket to supporters.
An 8% quota is supposed to go to each participating federation under FIFA rules, and FFIRI said it had already begun selling tickets for games against New Zealand, Belgium and Egypt after receiving that allotment.
The complaint adds to wider access problems for Iran's delegation: Tehran says the US has refused visas for about 15 administrative and management staff amid the two countries' deepening confrontation since the February 28 attack.
Those tensions already pushed Iran to move its World Cup training base to Tijuana from Tucson, while FIFA and US organizers had not publicly commented on the ticket accusation.